... of health disorders. Today bitter orange teas, tinctures, and extracts are still used in connection with gastrointestinal disorders, insomnia ... peel contains flavones, the alkaloids synephrine, octopamine, and N-methyltyramine, and carotenoids. Only the peel of bitter orange has ... of health problems ranging from nervousness and insomnia, to gout and sore throat, and even for obesity. In oriental ...